The University of Wolverhampton has bought the old Springfield Brewery site in the centre of Wolverhampton to develop it in to a specialisation hub for construction and the built environment.
This is expected to act as a catalyst for the regeneration of the local area, starting with the opening of the West Midlands Õ¥Ö¼§ UTC in November 2016, followed by the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills in June 2017.
The university will soon be going out to tender to seek a design and build contractor to partner with the university to deliver the move its own School of Architecture & Built Environment (SOABE) to the site in 2019. The SOABE development will have a gross internal area of 8 250 m2 and comprises of both refurbishment of the existing building and a new build element.
The construction value for the SOABE project will be approximately £20m. Scheduled date for contract award is February 2017, with construction completing two years later, in time for a summer 2019 opening.
The market engagement event for contractors to find out more about the project is one Wednesday 29th June 8.30am to 10:30am at the University of Wolverhampton.
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